鬼由心生 — Chinese idiom
鬼由心生
guǐ yóu xīn shēng
Meaning
- devils are born in the heart
- fears originate in the mind
Character by character
- 鬼guǐghost; demon; sly, mischievous
- 由yóucause, reason; from
- 心xīnheart; mind; soul
- 生shēnglife, lifetime; birth; growth
Idioms sharing a character
- 妖魔鬼怪 yāo mó guǐ guài
- 孤魂野鬼 gū hún yě guǐ
- 引鬼上门 yǐn guǐ shàng mén
- 心中有鬼 xīn zhōng yǒu guǐ
- 神出鬼没 shén chū guǐ mò
- 神憎鬼厌 shén zēng guǐ yàn
- 装神弄鬼 zhuāng shén nòng guǐ
- 鬼使神差 guǐ shǐ shén chāi
- 鬼哭狼嚎 guǐ kū láng háo
- 鬼怕恶人 guǐ pà è rén
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